Chuckstone

/ˈtʃʌkstəʊn/ noun

Definition

A stone or rock thrown as a projectile, especially in games or as a child's toy.

Etymology

Compound of 'chuck' (to throw) and 'stone' (rock), from Old English. Dating to at least the 16th century as a term for stones children would throw in play.

Kelly Says

Before modern toys, a chuckstone was essentially a free plaything—archaeological evidence suggests humans have been throwing rocks for fun for millions of years, making this one of our oldest recreational items.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቻክ እንቁላል
chaak enkʷulaal
ARالعربية
حجر تشاك
ḥajar ṭʃāːk
BNবাংলা
চ্যাক স্টোন
chhak ston
CACatalà
pedra de Chuck
pe-dra deh CHUK
CSČeština
Chuckův kámen
CHUK-uv ka-men
DADansk
Chucksten
CHUK-sten
DEDeutsch
Chuckstein
CHUK-shtayn
ELΕλληνικά
πέτρα του Τσάκ
pétra tou Tsák
ESEspañol
piedra de Chuck
PYE-dra deh CHUK
FAفارسی
سنگ چاک
sang chāk
FISuomi
Chuckkivi
CHUK-kivi
FRFrançais
pierre de Chuck
pjer CHUK
GUGU
ચાકક રોક
chaak rokk
HAHA
kayan Chuck
ka-yan CHUK
HEעברית
אבני צ'אק
avnei ts'ak
HIहिन्दी
चक स्टोन
chak ston
HUMagyar
Chuckkő
CHUK-kő
IDBahasa Indonesia
batu Chuck
ba-tu CHUK
IGIG
ọkpụ Chuck
ọkpụ CHUK
ITItaliano
pietra di Chuck
pee-eh-trah dee CHUK
JA日本語
チャックストーン
Chakku Sutōn
KKKK
Чак тас
Chäk tas
KMKM
ថ្ម ឆាក
thma chāk
KO한국어
척 스톤
Cheok Seuton
MRMR
चॅक स्टोन
chaak ston
MSBahasa Melayu
batu Chuck
batu CHUK
MYမြန်မာ
ချက်စတုံး
chye-ta-tu-ngai
NLNederlands
Chucksteen
CHUK-steyn
NONorsk
Chuckstein
CHUK-stein
PAPA
ਚੱਕ-ਸਤਾਨ
chakk-satān
PLPolski
kamień Chucka
kam-yen' CHUK-a
PTPortuguês
pedra do Chuck
peh-DRA doh CHUK
RORomână
piatra lui Chuck
pee-a-tra loo CHUK
RUРусский
камень Чак
kam-en' CHAK
SVSvenska
Chucksten
CHUK-sten
SWKiswahili
ujenzi wa Chuck
oo-jen-zi wa CHUK
TAதமிழ்
சாக்கி கல்
chaakki kal
TEతెలుగు
చాక్‌కొండ
chakk-kond
THไทย
หินชัค
hin chak
TLTL
bato ni Chuck
ba-to nee CHUK
TRTürkçe
Chuck taşı
CHUK ta-shi
UKУкраїнська
камінь Чак
kam-i-n' CHAK
URاردو
چاک سنگ
chak sang
VITiếng Việt
đá Chuck
dah CHUK
YOYO
ọpọ Chuck
ọpọ CHUK
ZH中文
查克石
Chá kè shí
ZUZU
isiqithi sika Chuck
ee-si-qithi si-ka CHUK

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